Teachers

Teachers' Guides

The International Orienteering Federations has new resources available for download from their website, including "Orinteering in Simple English" (handout for students), "Orienteering at School, ages 6-12," and "Orienteering at School, ages 13-15." Download individual items (PDF) from this page:

Lesson Plan

An orienteering lesson plan designed for teachers and coaches interested in developing orienteering skills in their students is now available (updated July 2009). Because some teachers may need to customize the plan to fulfill their school district's requirements, it is available in two formats:

To order the Coaching Manual mentioned in the lesson plan, and to see a complete bibliography of orienteering teaching materials, see the Print Materials section in New to O.

Compass Sets

While our focus is largely on teaching map reading, the compass can be a useful tool to keep oneself oriented in complicated terrain when used with a map. This listing should not be construed as recommending any particular teaching set...buyer beware. Also, be sure to visit dedicated U.S. orienteering supply vendors (such as Gale's Orienteering and Berman's O Supply) listed on our vendor page.